Stefan Wolfe wrote:
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ups.com...

1) Use Morse Code on the air. For ragchewing, DXing, contesting,
traffic handling, QRP, QRO, QRS, QRQ, whatever floats yer boat. If your
favorite band is crowded, try another and/or get a sharper filter.

Actually, without skill in morse, you simply will not be able to participate
in QSO's with a large subset of the stations you listed. A lot of good DX
(and QRP etc.) is only available in Morse (sometimes only in the extra class
sections).

Agreed, but the point is that will only be true if skilled amateurs
continue to actually *use* Morse Code.

I don't think the financial incentive Carl mentions is very
relevant (or humorous for that matter).

WK3C and I go way back. We disagree on some things but agree on many
more things.
That he completed the financial backing is very funny to me.

If you learn morse, you will be
empowered to communicate with more people.

Yup - but only if radio amateurs continue to use the mode.

If you don't know Morse, well,
trying to find good DX will be similar to visitng Miami and not be able to
speak Spanish...you can get by but will miss a lot.

Some folks aren't interested in DX. But the same principle applies:
those
who don't use Morse Code will be missing a lot.

Too bad, Audios es 73

"Audios" - now that's funny!

73 es KC de Jim, N2EY